Amazon rainforest fires are only going to get worse | Opinion
The number of fires this year in the Amazon is the highest since 2010, reaching more than 90,000 active fires. Farmers and ranchers routinely use fires to clear the forest. But this year’s number reflects a worrisome uptick in the … Read More
Our world is increasingly complex and fast-moving – global organizations must optimize to survive in the face of disruption
The theme for this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos is ‘Globalization 4.0 – Shaping a global architecture in the age of the fourth industrial revolution’. That may sound like a daunting challenge for business and world leaders, but … Read More
Extinction Rebellion: Climate activists glue themselves to London Fashion Week venue
Several Extinction Rebellion protesters glued themselves to the door of a London Fashion Week venue Activists from the Extinction Rebellion campaign group have glued themselves to the entrance of a key London Fashion Week venue. They were protesting against the … Read More
Iran uses advanced centrifuges, threatens higher enrichment
In this photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, spokesman of the organization Behrouz Kamalvandi speaks in a news briefing in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, 7 September 2019. Iran has begun injecting uranium gas into advanced centrifuges in violation … Read More
Iran puts pressure on Europe to save nuclear deal within 60-day deadline
Tehran leverages use of advanced centrifuges to call for urgent European counter-measures to US sanctions. Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman for the Iranian atomic energy organization, called on European counterparts to act ‘quickly’. Photograph: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Iran has announced it has … Read More
Europeans once hoped the British would reverse Brexit. Now, many can’t wait for them to leave
European Council President Donald Tusk meets with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the Group of Seven summit in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 25. Tusk said in April that he still dreamed of a Brexit reversal. (Andrew Parsons/Pool/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) BRUSSELS — Wistful … Read More
What Is Brexit? What Does ‘No-Deal’ Mean?
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Britain’s two main political parties are haggling over the nation’s withdrawal from the European Union, known as Brexit. The badly divided government is in crisis, unable to agree on an approach to the country’s biggest peacetime decision … Read More
Brexit’s ‘Doomsday Politics’ Mean Voters May Be Last Chance to Resolve Crisis
Prime Minister Boris Johnson during questioning in the British Parliament on Wednesday.CreditCreditJessica Taylor/UK Parliament LONDON — He jabbed his finger in the air and shook his head theatrically. He dared the opposition to back his call for an election and … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 13 September
Greetings from Tyler, Somebody wake us when the fight over Brexit has concluded. It turns out that the British Parliament is going to fight the will of the population with every procedural stunt at its disposal. The twists and turns … Read More
Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple face antitrust probe by House
Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple face an antitrust investigation by the House judiciary committee. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Sept. 13 (UPI) — House lawmakers requested internal documents from Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple as part of an antitrust investigation examining … Read More
Armed conflict between Venezuela and Colombia is now a real, and terrifying, possibility
Venezuelan soldiers took part in military exercises on the Colombian border on Sept. 10. (Johnny Parra/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) BOGOTA, Colombia — Thinking up ways our all-encompassing crisis could get even worse has become a grimly popular parlor game for Venezuelans. For years, … Read More
Boris Johnson is edging closer towards agreeing a new Brexit deal
The Democratic Unionist Party which props up the Conservative government is willing to drop one of its strict Brexit red lines, according to reports. The Northern Irish party is reportedly willing to accept a regulatory border in the Irish sea. … Read More
No Country Able to Ruin Russian-Chinese Close Ties – Russian Foreign Minister
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia and China have so close ties that third countries are not able to drive a wedge between Moscow and Beijing, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. According to the minister, the Russian and Chinese foreign ministries … Read More
Germany Alarmed by Spike in Migrants Reaching Greece From Turkey
(Bloomberg) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is watching with alarm the growing number of migrants reaching the Greek islands from Turkey. The swell of asylum seekers crossing the western Aegean Sea is a sign of trouble in the arrangements … Read More
Indonesian forest fires surge, intense smoke floats over neighbours Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia
“The number of “hotspots” has jumped sharply in Indonesia on Wednesday, according to the Singapore-based ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre.” Intense forest fires continue to rage across the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan in recent weeks. More than 930,000 hectares … Read More